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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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